Not Even Happiness was one of my favourite albums of last decade and this is everything I could have wanted in a follow up. The most beautiful album of the year and just a contender for AOTY in general.
Key tracks: The Greater Wings, Summer Glass, Flare
She snapped. Her chord progressions and melodies... this is not something she just fucking made. This is some professional... this shit is in different areas, what the fuck!
Highlights: As the World Turns, This Time Around, Crossing, Aeroplane
Though not as good as 2016's AOTY Puberty 2, Mitski once again proves herself to be one of the finest songwriters we have, presenting 13 immaculately-written and concise songs about love and loneliness. One could argue that some songs could be developed further, but Mitski does more with these tracks than some artists could manage in entire albums: I didn't think it was possible to snap so hard in such a short space of time, but songs like Blue Light and Geyser proved me wrong.
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There's a new experimental pop gal in town and she snapped! magazine editor FKA twigs is shaking. Not much on the first listen, but it gets better with time. I love her voice and her more subtle approach to production and arrangement.
Highlights: Fine Again, Gladly, Holding On, Devotion, Say When, Reach
Lowlights: BASIC need